Oscar nominations: Social Network earns 8 nods

Oscar nominations have been announced, and things are looking pretty good for The Social Network, a flick about the founding of Facebook. The movie did not grab the most Oscar nominations this year, but landed in several key categories.

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Oscar nominations were announced today, and as expected, The Social Network received nods in several categories, including Best Director and Best Picture. At left, a scene from The Social Network.

Reviewing The Social Network back in October, our critic, Peter Rainer, argued that the movie was "so topical it transcends mere movieness... 'The Social Network' is a warts-and-all celebration of visionary capitalism and of the moxie required to realize the vision. Mark [Zuckerberg] is both the unlikeliest and likeliest of heroes – or, more precisely, antiheroes – for our time. He's a wolf in geek's clothing."

Golden Globe wins, of course, are no guarantee that the Social Network will win big at the Oscars, but all those trophies were certainly good news for Fincher and crew.

In the meantime, what does Facebook think about all the Golden Globes and Oscar nominations noise? Well, not that much, it turns out. "We've said all we're going to say about the movie and the books," a Facebook rep told the Hollywood Reporter today. "We've moved on from this discussion, and we think others have, too." Noted.